Snowshoe Lake
Snowshoe Lake is a lake in Deschutes County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1149833. It sits at 1535.1 metres above sea level.
Federal profile, 2026
Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.
| Name | Snowshoe Lake |
|---|---|
| GNIS feature ID | 1149833 |
| Kind of place | Lake |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Deschutes |
| Latitude | 43.88915 |
| Longitude | -121.90037 |
| USGS topographic map | Packsaddle Mountain |
| First recorded | 11/28/1980 |
| Elevationcalculated | 1535.1 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate |
| Elevation (feet)calculated | 5036 ftelevation_m * 3.28084 |
Other lakes
Other places in Deschutes County
- The Dome
- Tumalo Creek
- Tumalo Falls
- Tumalo Mountain
- Cline Falls
- Dutchman Flat
- Lava Butte
- Newberry Volcano
- Paulina Creek Falls
- Smith Rock
Questions
Where is Snowshoe Lake?
In Deschutes County, Oregon, at 43.88915, -121.90037. The USGS records it on the Packsaddle Mountain topographic map.
How high is Snowshoe Lake?
1535.1 metres (5036 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.
What kind of place is Snowshoe Lake?
The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a lake in the Geographic Names Information System.
Where does this information come from?
The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.
Method and sources
The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
- USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service